June 27, 2013 / Obituaries

Orpha F. Ritchey, 67, Everett, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, with her family at her side. She was born Monday, August 6, 1945, in Fulton County, a daughter of the late Donald Crouse and Alta (Mellott) Crouse. More...

Paul A. Whitfield, 86, Breezewood, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Colonial Courtyard, Bedford. He was born September 5, 1926, in Breezewood, son of the late Russell Whitfield Sr. and Ruth (Salkeld) Whitfield. More...

Edwin L. “Eddie” Steach, 84, Three Springs, Pa., died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on May 25, 1929, in Mc- Connellsburg, a son of the late Dwight Sr. and Evelyn (Mellott) Steach. More...

Harold Eugene Berkstresser, 73, Harrisonville, Pa., died Wednesday afternoon, June 19, 2013, at the VA Hospital, Martinsburg, W.Va. Born September 28, 1939, in Hustontown, he was the son of Kathryn (Seville) Berkstresser of Hustontown and the l More...

John W. Hill, 71, Harrisonville, Pa., died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg. He was born in Follensbee, W.Va., on October 8, 1941, the son of the late Robert Earl and Cleo (Thorley) Hill. More...

Alma V. Patterson Woods Lawver, 82, York, Pa., died Saturday, June 22, 2013, in her home. Born March 12, 1931, in Fannettsburg, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Roy G. Patterson and Mabel E. Woolett Patterson Griffith. More...